Politifact.com: Statements from Leonidas Raptakishttp://www.politifact.com/personalities/leonidas-raptakis/Statements from Leonidas Raptakis reviewed by Politifact.comen-usMon, 16 Feb 2015 00:01:00 -0500Leonidas Raptakis: The minimum wage has risen $2.35 in the last two years. That&#39;s 31 percent.
http://www.politifact.com/rhode-island/statements/2015/feb/16/leonidas-raptakis/ri-sen-leonidas-raptakis-says-state-minimum-wage-r/The Truth-o-Meter says: False | R.I. Sen. Leonidas Raptakis says state minimum wage rose 31 percent in two years
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<p>The Rhode Island minimum wage rose on Jan. 1 this year, following increases on Jan. 1 in 2013 and 2014. It&#39;s now at $9 an hour unless you&#39;re in a special category such as waiter or waitress, in which case the hourly minimum is $2.89. A proposal to raise the minimum to $10.10 per hour (but not for waiters and waitresses) was the subject of a Feb. 5 hearing before the House Committee on Labor. We heard two opponents complain that the minimum wage had already risen by 16 percent in the last two years. Then ...</p> <a href="/rhode-island/statements/2015/feb/16/leonidas-raptakis/ri-sen-leonidas-raptakis-says-state-minimum-wage-r/">>> More</a>Mon, 16 Feb 2015 00:01:00 -0500http://www.politifact.com/rhode-island/statements/2015/feb/16/leonidas-raptakis/ri-sen-leonidas-raptakis-says-state-minimum-wage-r/Leonidas Raptakis: Rhode Island is &quot;almost dead last&quot; among Northeastern states in the length of time first-degree murderers must spend in prison before they&rsquo;re eligible for parole.
http://www.politifact.com/rhode-island/statements/2014/feb/22/leonidas-raptakis/rep-leonidas-raptakis-ri-murderers-parole-wait-sho/The Truth-o-Meter says: True | Rep. Leonidas Raptakis: R.I. murderers’ parole wait shortest in Northeast U.S.
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<p>Rhode Island state Sen. Leonidas Raptakis, D-Coventry, wants to know: What is the meaning of life? At least when it comes to sentencing someone to prison. That&rsquo;s because in Rhode Island, as in many other states, there are two types of life sentences. There is life without parole, which is levied after a special hearing held by the judge in the case after the initial trial. And there is a life sentence that allows inmates to seek parole after serving a certain number of years, depending on the crime. Raptakis is pressing for a bill in the current General ...</p> <a href="/rhode-island/statements/2014/feb/22/leonidas-raptakis/rep-leonidas-raptakis-ri-murderers-parole-wait-sho/">>> More</a>Sat, 22 Feb 2014 00:01:00 -0500http://www.politifact.com/rhode-island/statements/2014/feb/22/leonidas-raptakis/rep-leonidas-raptakis-ri-murderers-parole-wait-sho/Leonidas Raptakis:
Secretary of State A. Ralph Mollis wrongly takes credit for small-business program
http://www.politifact.com/rhode-island/statements/2010/jul/14/leonidas-raptakis/raptakis-says-mollis-wrongly-takes-credit-small-bu/The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Raptakis says Mollis wrongly takes credit for small-business program
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<p> There have been few winners in the recession that has gripped Rhode Island these past few years. Families have struggled to pay their bills while companies scrambled to keep their doors open. But if there was any upside, business owners say it was that state leaders finally took notice of them. Politicians clamored to meet with them, trotting them out in public and promising to make it easier for them to do business in Rhode Island. The courtship culminated this spring in the unveiling of a multi-part plan intended to cut the ...</p> <a href="/rhode-island/statements/2010/jul/14/leonidas-raptakis/raptakis-says-mollis-wrongly-takes-credit-small-bu/">>> More</a>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 18:29:45 -0400http://www.politifact.com/rhode-island/statements/2010/jul/14/leonidas-raptakis/raptakis-says-mollis-wrongly-takes-credit-small-bu/